Flareon V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,604, raw the card sits at $88.73 — 18.1× as much. Of 10.989 copies already graded, 14 % received a 10 and 54 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $338.01 on average, before fees and shipping. Rule of thumb: submit when the value at a realistic grade is at least double the raw value — which is the case here. Centering decides it: an off-centre card will not get a 10. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 117 auctions the median was $72.12, across 251 fixed-price sales $88.64. Fixed price therefore fetched about 23 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $68.61 and $93.84, with a median of $81.00. Selling fast lands you nearer the lower end; with patience, good photos and a complete title the upper end is achievable.

The cheapest genuine sales were around $59.14. Offers well below $35.48 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

From real sales: French $159.06 (19), German $135.23 (15), Italian $98.27 (50). French fetches about 93 % more.

lastsold uses only real sales — eBay plus auction houses like Goldin & Fanatics — recent sales count more (recency weighting), outliers and fakes are removed. It's not an estimate but actual sold prices, separated by condition, language and grading.